Sunday dinner – a health risk

An image showing two men and a child sitting at a dining table and wearing oxygen masks and tanks to combat the indoor air pollution that they are being exposed too; a dog is also present in the frame, and he is also wearing an oxygen tank

Source: © The Hit Man

When roasts pollute

Everyone is aware of air pollution in cities, but little research has been done about air quality where we spend around 90% of our time: indoors. Could cooking a roast dinner at home be as bad for our health as rush-hour exhaust?

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